Surgical smoke can pose risks to health workers
A bill is being considered in California that is aimed at helping protect health care workers and patients from surgical smoke.
Group of people working at a chicken factory doing quality control
Meat and poultry plants continue to endanger workers
If you work in one of many meat or poultry processing plants in the area, you understand the risks involved.
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Important information about occupational diseases
Many workplace diseases function in a similar way. The exposure during any given work period can impact a person for the rest of their lives.
Final week of September is Fall Prevention Awareness Week
Countless people are injured across the country every year from falls, whether they occur at home, the workplace or out in public.
Why do people file workers & comp claims?
Workplace violence may also lead to injuries. A violent co-worker could seriously injure someone, which possibly opens the door to workers’ comp claims and lawsuits.
Should an undocumented California worker document a work injury?
California is one of many states with specific statutes allowing injured undocumented employees to collect workers’ compensation benefits.
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Do pre-existing conditions affect workers’ compensation claims?
California’s workers’ compensation laws treat an aggravated pre-existing condition as a new injury. So long as it requires additional treatment.
Workers Compensation for Foreign-Born Workers
When it comes to migrant workers in California, they face an extremely high chance of being injured in the workplace.
Simple steps for preventing construction falls
You may be fortunate that you have not fallen or witnessed the death or injury of a co-worker who fell from a height.
Tired handsome bearded manual worker with closed eyes sitting on stack of wooden plank and massaging lower back while feeling pain in back
Why back injuries occur at work
Back pain can impact both your quality of life and your ability to produce while at work. Generally speaking, employers in California and throughout the country